chischiza
Sardinian
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editEtymology
editFrom Latin quisquilia (“riffraff, waste”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchischiza f (plural chischizas)
- (Logudorese, Nuorese) chaff, twigs, scraps (of wood, straw, etc.)
References
edit- Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “kiskídza”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg